Re: Experiences with F8T2

On Sun, 2007-09-16 at 12:36 -0400, Damian Gerow wrote:
> I've been working with Linux since 2.0 hit its teens. Though I'm normally a
> bit of a control freak, and prefer the command line to a fancy GUI, I've
> been looking for a good, reliable distribution to put on my work laptop.
> Because of requirements set out from the start, that narrowed my search down
> to openSUSE and Fedora. I've putzed with oS 10.2 and 10.3 betas, and though
> 10.2 was quite solid, there are aspects of Fedora that fit my needs much
> better. So, embarking on my first attempt to get a full-on distribution
> (i.e. not assembling everything by hand) installed, I've settled on F8.
>
> (In other words, I'm anally retentive and technically competent, but looking
> for something that Just Works^TM for the first time).
>
> The hardware I'm using: a Lenovo T60, type 2008-C3U:
>
> <http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/quickPath.do?quickPathEntry=2008C3U>
Assuming this is the variant with the R500 video chip (the link doesn't
work for me), I've got one now to hammer on video and suspend issues for
F8. No promises, but I'll see what I can do.
- ajax